I've officially maxed out my airline miles. Which is sort of funny, as I have my own plane.

Well, NIH has a plane. But it's my plane. Natalie doesn't believe me. She never does.

Off to a staff meeting. Will probably be interrupted by a call, and then I'll get to go to the middle of nowhere for three weeks.

Without coffee.

Again.

01. toothpaste
02. deodorant
03. toothbrush
04. shampoo
05. soap
06. Q-tips
07. washcloth
08. razor
09. shaving cream
10. aftershave
11. cologne
12. hankerchief
13. floss - because it's the ONLY thing I can hold over Durant.

01. I'd have ignored the phone that night [it was one call too many for Lisa ( Read more... )

ChildhoodI remember when Jack was first learning to play baseball. Okay, he was standing in the middle of the yard, oblivious to much past the fact we were outside. The mitt was practically the size of his head. Lisa told me that if I threw anything at him - even a piece of paper - she'd remove something no surgery could replace, so I let him toss ( Read more... )

01. Jack
02. Lisa
03. Frank
04. Natalie
05. Miles
06. Eva
07. Kim
08. Frank's girls (they're a package deal)
09. the Van Morrison CDs
10. the El Camino
11. a First-Aid kit
12. my father
13. Kate (gotta get paid somehow)

But I need a damn vacation.

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01. Sleep
02. Find a flashlight and keep working
03. Deal with an armed crazy man
04. Freeze in the Arctic
05. Rest my eyes
06. Drink beer
07. Stare at the wall
08. Go outside
09. Listen to voicemails
10. Keep working
11. Nap
12. Use the stairs
13. Wait for the emergency generator to kick on

List:
Five things in your fridge.
-beer
-pizza
-butter
-milk which is probably bad
-mustard

Four songs on your iPod.
I don't have one. But, if I did, it would probably be Van Morrison. Pick four, any four. It's them.

Three places you like to visit.
Depends. Am I there for work?

If not:
-Cairo
-New Zealand
-Prague

Two books you've read.
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Are you a Technophile or Technophobe?

I was going to say phobe, but, as I thought about it, I actually can use technology. Well: work-related technology.

* I know how to use a cell phone and break it
* I know how to use a CD player
* I know how to use a computer
* I know how to use the plasma in the conference room
* I also know how to ignore ( Read more... )